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I am embarrassed by how long it's been since I provided an update on this blog. I started it with the absolute best of intentions and unfortunately, life gets in the way of blogging sometimes.We did receive some donations in April and I want to send an enormous THANK YOU to those who made a donation. All of the April donors have actually asked to remain anonymous and to NOT be put into the raffle drawing for May 1 so that others could have a chance to win the prize. So... that leaves us with no "eligible" entries for April and thus, no May 1 winner.So.... for the drawing on June 1, the winner will have their choice between 2 prizes, the one that was supposed to be for April 1 (since the winner that month asked for something else, which I gladly made and sent to her) and the one that was supposed to be for May 1 (since there were no "eligible" entries during the month of April. The two prizes are (click to view):~or~
Here is some more detail on how to enter the next raffle drawing.Now for the good part, the Ana update!Ana is currently spending a month visiting her extended family in Guatemala. She's been there for about 2 weeks and will be away for another 2 weeks. I have not spoken to her since she's been away, but I did get to visit with her a few times right before she left. She's doing pretty well, she'd been going to the gym and working out every day. She was still in pain, which is so awful 13 months after the initial accident. However, she was walking better and starting to get her confidence back and had even practiced driving a few times (slowly, in parking lots!).I miss her a lot and I'm looking forward to her coming back home, but I hope she's having a great time with her brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews that she hasn't seen in many years. I'm sure that "family time" will do her a world of good overall.Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. They make the biggest difference!With thanks and appreciation,Kat
March 1, the day for our very first ever Angels for Ana raffle prize drawing!! During the month of February, we had generous donations from all across the country and I wish I had the time to make a quilt for each and every person who donated. The kind thoughts and generosity mean so much to Ana, I can't put into words how touched she is by everyone's support.
The winner of today's raffle (chosen randomly from all the donations received from Feb 1 - Feb 28) is a person who wished to remain anonymous when he made his donation, so I'll announce him here only as "Anonymous in New Jersey." I already sent him a note to tell him he won and the quilt will be in the mail tomorrow.
Our next raffle drawing period begins today, with the next winner to be selected on April 1 from all the donations / raffle entries from March 1 - 31. The next prize is a light-weight flannel baby quilt, which measures approximately 28" wide by 35" long. It's done in pastel blue, yellow, green and purple with a yellow backing and green binding.
Thanks once again to everyone who became an Angel for Ana in February! Please keep the comments and emails coming, it always makes Ana's day to read them.
And speaking, of course, of Ana... She stopped by for a few minutes last night. Her legs are looking so much better, I'm still amazed at all the progress she's made in just the past month. She won't be running a marathon anytime soon, but it's good to see her walking a little more confidently and leaving the house without "hiding" her legs so much. For the first time since the accident, she was strong enough to pick up my 2-year-old while she (Ana) was standing. That's a really big step, her knowing that she's physically strong enough to do that. And she smiles now, and laughs. A really happy, infectious laugh that I haven't heard in a very long time and didn't realize how much I missed. Life is good and only getting better.
With thanks and appreciation,
Kat
